Songs of 2009
Best songs of 2009.
For some reason, 35. Youtube links where available.
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Massive Attack – Splitting the Atom
Dark, soulful hip-hop. Horace Andy at his best. -
Animal Collective – My Girls
Trippy synths, but the melody just keeps on sticking. -
The Kleptones – Voodoo Sabotage
A mashup of two epic dancefloor anthems. -
Eels – That Look You Give That Guy
Hands down the best song about jealousy. -
Wilco – Wilco (The Song)
Wilco will love you baby. -
Mason Proper – Get Innocuous/Love Lockdown
I prefer this over Kanye’s version anytime. -
Doves – Kingdom of Rust
The reason Coldplay doesn’t deserve to be that famous. -
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll (A-Trak remix)
Anticipated remix, and A-Trak delivers. Close to the original. -
Röyksopp – The Girl and the Robot (Spencer and Hill remix)
Great vocals by Robyn, this interpretation just adds a little disco spice. -
The Whitest Boy Alive – Islands
Erlend Öye and electronic pop.
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The Prodigy – Warrior’s Dance
An underrated dancefloor filler with clever sampling. Great clip too. -
Bloc Party – One More Chance (Alex Metric remix)
One more chance to remix. -
Johnny Berlin – Find What You Love And Let It Kill You
Upcoming Belgian group, great track. -
Muse – Unnatural Selection
Speaks in a language we’ll understand. -
Radiohead – These Are My Twisted Words
Radiohead still in rainbows. -
Robert Del Naja – Herculaneum
From the ‘Gomorrah‘ soundtrack. -
Vampire Weekend – Horchata
From their upcoming Contra album. -
Tiger Mendoza – Missing On The Motorway (Dj Shadow remix)
An excellent mashup in the Dj Shadow remix contest. -
Moby – Pale Horses
Moby at his most depressing. And beautiful. -
Editors – Papillon
New Wave is back. -
Lykke Li – Knocked Up (Death To The Trone Remix)
Excellent cover of the Kings of Leon song, spiced up in the remix. (Pretty good live version here) -
DJ Earworm – Heartless In A Bottle
Sting, Kanye West and The Black Eyed Peas in the mix. Not what you expect. -
Imogen Heap – Thriller
The best Michael Jackson tribute around. -
Empire of the Sun – We Are The People
One-hit wonder? Sounds very MGMT-ish. -
Das Pop – Underground
Finally the Das Pop album was released. Listen to the arrangements on this one. -
Beastie Boys – Ch-Ch-Check it Out (Timoshii Remix)
Old-skool. -
The Bird and The Bee – Don’t Stop The Music (Rihanna Cover)
Turns the silly generic pop song into an elegant ballad. -
Daan – Exes
I won’t even think about classifying this. -
Moby – Disco Lies (The Dusty Kid’s Fears Remix)
Haunting minimal remix which has little to do with the original. -
The Gossip – Heavy Cross (Fred Falke Remix)
Just a small upgrade on an already great tune. -
Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
2010 will be the year of folk and gypsy. -
Placebo – Speak in Tongues
Best track off their new album. Should have been the first single. -
Röyksopp – True To Life
Great producing, vocals and inventive dance. -
Mr. Oizo – ErreurJean (Arveene & Misk remix)
Rock-solid french electro. -
Bat For Lashes – Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover)
Fragile cover of the Kings of Leon song.